{"id":50982,"date":"2026-09-12T05:44:45","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T10:44:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=50982"},"modified":"2026-09-10T04:41:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T09:41:55","slug":"bemidji-santee-howard-faces-burglary-theft-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/bemidji-santee-howard-faces-burglary-theft-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Bemidji: Santee Howard Faces Burglary, Theft Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bemidji: Santee Howard Faces Burglary, Theft Charges<\/h2>\n

Bemidji, Beltrami County (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>)<\/strong> \u2014 Santee Howard was booked into the Beltrami County Jail on September 8, 2026.<\/p>\n

Jail records list six counts against Howard under case number 26014506.<\/p>\n

The roster lists three felony counts and three misdemeanor counts.<\/p>\n

The allegations include first-degree burglary, theft, DWI, and driving after revocation.<\/p>\n

First-Degree Burglary Charge Listed<\/h2>\n

Howard faces a felony first-degree burglary charge under Minnesota Statute 609.582, subdivision 1.<\/p>\n

Minnesota law provides several circumstances that can support a first-degree burglary charge.<\/p>\n

The jail information does not identify which circumstance is alleged in Howard’s case.<\/p>\n

It also does not describe the building or events connected to the charge.<\/p>\n

Readers can review Minnesota Statute 609.582<\/a> for the burglary law.<\/p>\n

Two Felony Theft Counts<\/h2>\n

Howard also faces two felony theft counts under Minnesota Statute 609.52, subdivision 2(a)(1).<\/p>\n

That provision addresses taking or using another person’s movable property without consent.<\/p>\n

The law also requires an intent to permanently deprive the owner of that property.<\/p>\n


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\n<\/a>Santee Howard \u2014 Beltrami County Jail booking photo<\/em><\/div>\n

The jail roster does not identify the property allegedly involved.<\/p>\n

It also does not list the alleged value of the property.<\/p>\n

Both theft counts are classified as felonies in the jail record.<\/p>\n

More information is available through Minnesota Statute 609.52<\/a>.<\/p>\n

DWI and License Charges<\/h2>\n

Howard is also listed with two misdemeanor DWI counts.<\/p>\n

One count cites Minnesota Statute 169A.20, subdivision 1(7).<\/p>\n

That charge alleges driving with certain Schedule I or II drugs or metabolites in the body.<\/p>\n

The roster does not identify the controlled substance allegedly involved.<\/p>\n

A separate count lists fourth-degree driving while impaired under Minnesota Statute 169A.27.<\/p>\n

Fourth-degree DWI is classified as a misdemeanor under Minnesota law.<\/p>\n

Howard also faces misdemeanor driving after revocation under Minnesota Statute 171.24.<\/p>\n

District Court Case Listed<\/h2>\n

The jail record lists District Court as the court branch for all six counts.<\/p>\n

No court date was shown in the information provided.<\/p>\n

The roster lists a bail or fine amount of $0.00.<\/p>\n

A jail booking does not establish guilt.<\/p>\n

Howard is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n

Charges can change as the case moves through the court system.<\/p>\n

Public court information may be available through Minnesota Court Records Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I’m Adrian Cole reporting for TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Copyright 2026 TRF News. All rights reserved.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Santee Howard was booked Sept. 8 in Bemidji on six counts, including first-degree burglary, two felony theft charges, DWI and driving after revocation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":50983,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_wpscp_schedule_draft_date":"","_wpscp_schedule_republish_date":"","_wpscppro_advance_schedule":false,"_wpscppro_advance_schedule_date":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_bluesky_share_type":"","_mastodon_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[16518],"tags":[17287,5260,1213,1322,5285,1340,11199,1025,1314,14606,786],"class_list":["post-50982","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-beltrami-county-arrest","tag-beltrami-county-jail","tag-bemidji-minnesota","tag-driving-after-revocation","tag-drug-dwi","tag-felony-theft","tag-first-degree-burglary","tag-minnesota-court-records","tag-minnesota-dwi","tag-santee-howard","tag-trf-news","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50982","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50982"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50982\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50984,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50982\/revisions\/50984"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50983"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50982"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50982"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}